Paul and Co-Workers
There's a new blog in town. Check out Richard Fellows' Paul and Co-Workers, which focuses on various issues like Pauline chronology, the letters and Acts, and the apostle's fellow missionaries. Richard used to be an active participant on the Corpus Paulinum list, back in the days when e-lists were all the rage.

"Liberal" and "Conservative" Labels
It looks like The Biblioblog Top-50 might reinstate the practice of labeling us by our liberal/conservative leanings. I can't say I'm upset by this idea in the way Jason Staples is, and wonder if strenuous objections owe to a certain insecurity about the way one is perceived. We shouldn't take this stuff too seriously. I'm amazed at how I've been pegged over the past five years: flaming liberal, moderate liberal, secular liberal, Christian liberal, moderate conservativ

Looking Back: The Most Thought-Provoking Books of the Past Five Years
I started this blog five years ago and thought it was a good time to revisit the most thought provoking biblical studies books I've read since then. Note that I don't necessarily endorse the arguments of the following titles (though I happen to agree largely with many of them). I like them for the way they grab our attention and challenge us to see things we may not be inclined to see, for better or worse. So here they are, the most stimulating books of 2005-2009.1. Resurrecting Jesus, Dale Allison (2005). For the best study of the resurrection, and insightful essays about the relationship between the historical Jesus and modern needs. 2. Gospel Hoax, S

Biblical Studies Carnival XLVII
The forty-seventh Biblical Studies Carnival is up on Kevin Scull's Paul of Tarsus.

Celebrity Playlist Podcast
I've been enjoying the Celebrity Playlist Podcast (a free downloadable on iTunes) in which various film actors, directors, and musicians discuss their favorite songs. I'm not going to do an actual podcast (someday I'll jump on that bandwagon so you can all savor my sultry voice) but here's my playlist of faves in blog format, with links to youtube videos.[Note: this is a modified version of an earlier list which I was told favored the '80s too much. Point taken. This list contains only seven songs from the '80s, and now seven from the '90s, five from the last decade, plus one from the '70s. I'm much happier w